I can't remember the last time I saw an owl and then this week, like the proverbial buses, I've seen 2!
The Tawny Owl seems to have a roost just up the road from my house, a tree right on a busy road.
Had to go a little bit further to see the Barn Owl on a very cold late afternoon. We eventually saw it a long way off but then it seemed to disappear, along with the light which was rapidly fading.
We were on the point of heading home when it re-emerged making a few speculative dives before finally succeeding in catching a small mouse or vole. I was pretty pleased with the photos considering the lack of light and only having a bridge camera.
I'll have to stop wearing that mouse urine aftershave - another owl flew out in front of me yesterday evening...
Unknown said:I'll have to stop wearing that mouse urine aftershave
Well, at least you know it works Nice photos, I wish I could attract owls like that
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